Sharks Rugby

2022 - 10 - 1

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Sharks surf second-half surge to victory (SARugbymag)

The Sharks made it two Vodacom United Rugby Championship wins in a row with a nervy comeback victory over Dragons in Newport on Saturday night.

Dragons struck first after the break when hooker Elliot Dee crashed over from the back of a brilliant driving mall, with Reed adding the extras. Two penalties from Dragons flyhalf Will Reed, to one from Chamberlain, gave the home side a three-point advantage after 20 minutes. The Welsh struggled to breach a rock-solid Sharks defence, and had to settle for two more Reed strikes – with another from Chamberlain – for a 12-6 lead at half time.

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Dragons v Sharks live updates and latest score (WalesOnline)

The Dragons are looking to back up last weekend's win over Munster as they welcome the Sharks to Rodney Parade.

However, the Dragons couldn't find a winning score penned back in their own 22 - leaving them to settle for the losing bonus point. Simple carries around the corner. Sharks, once again, take an age to set up a lineout. However, by and large, the Dragons held firm. The fly-half was stretched off in concerning scenes. Chamberlain converted out wide to hand the South African outfit a one-point lead. Dee was at the back of a driving maul that powered its way over the line for the first try, sending the Rodney Parade crowd wild. That would prove crucial as the Sharks forged ahead with four minutes remaining. However, in terms of the scoreboard, it was only penalties that pushed the numbers up. Just under two minutes left in this one and the Sharks have a lineout in the Dragons half. Rob Evans forces a pass to ground and the Sharks look to counter. Dragons can't go the length and the Sharks are happy just to get it off the park.

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Sharks complete a good URC weekend for SA with narrow win in ... (TimesLIVE)

Grant Williams of Sharks during the United Rugby Championship match against Dragons at Rodney Parade on October 01. Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency/ ...

As the Sharks were one point down, Chamberlain's kick for extras took the score to 20-19 in favour of the visitors who held on for victory. However, a perfect interception by Bok scrumhalf Williams who ran all the way to score the Sharks’ first try of the game after 62 minutes kept the Durbanites in the game. With the game needing a try, it was the Dragons who crossed the whitewash first after the hosts formed a maul from a line-out and Dee went over on 48 minutes.

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Sharks rally late to slay Dragons after another narrow escape in ... (News24)

The Sharks won't want to make a habit of it but they won another narrow nail-biter in on their European tour when they beat the Dragons 20-19 at Rodney ...

The result? Werner Kok had his burst down the right after being set up by scrumhalf Williams. The Sharks got it right by luck when Williams pounced on a loose pass to intercept and run straight through on goal with less than 20 minutes left on the clock. When the Sharks had an identical chance to rumble over the line minutes later, they couldn’t get as precise a maul set and the Dragons pretty seamless defended their way out of trouble. It was all symptomatic of the lack of continuity the Sharks lacked in the first half-hour when they lost the ball or got turned over every time they threatened the Dragons line. The Sharks won’t want to make a habit of it but they won another narrow nail-biter on their European tour when they beat the Dragons in Newport 20-19 on Saturday.

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URC LIVE scores: Dragons vs Sharks (The South African)

Follow United Rugby Championship: Dragons vs Sharks with out live scores and breaking news updates from the Rodney Parade.

CLICK HERE](https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/dinner-invitation-the-south-african-reader-focus-group-breaking-26-september-2022/) [Flashscore](https://www.flashscore.co.za/rugby-union/). Photo: Luca Sighinolfi/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix

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Matching physicality a recurring riff for Everitt & Sharks (Citizen)

'Matching the physicality' is a recurring riff in rugby these days, but Sharks coach Sean Everitt spoke of little else when assessing the Dragons team.

“The Dragons have a new head coach and they are a very different kettle of fish at home,” Everitt said. They pride themselves on their physicality and the collisions. We were fortunate to be at home then. The Dragons are a different team from when we beat them 51-3 in April. The Dragons, meanwhile, are under new management with Dai Flanagan moving from Scarlets in June to take over as head coach. But whenever the Dragons have come up against South African opposition – probably the measure for physicality in the URC – it has been a chronicle of disappointment for the Welshmen.

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URC: Dragons braced for brutal Sharks attack at set piece (South Wales Argus)

HEAD coach Dai Flanagan knows the Dragons will be under pressure at the scrum against the Sharks in the United Rugby Championship this evening.

“The Sharks will be physical and there is a lot of quality in their side. They didn't really know where to go, which fed us emotionally and gave us something to hit. “It's a key element of any game of rugby.

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Gutsy Dragons denied late on by Sharks (BBC Sport)

Dragons are denied back-to-back wins as Sharks fight back to secure a late win at Rodney Parade.

Chamberlain's successful conversion put the visitors ahead and, although the fly-half missed a late penalty, his side held onto their lead to secure a second win from their first two matches of the season. They were momentarily silenced, however, when Sharks scrum-half Williams intercepted O'Brien's pass and scampered clear to score a converted try which reduced the visitors' deficit to 19-13. Dee controlled the subsequent maul and plunged over from close range for a try which Reed converted smartly from the left. The hosts' backs burst into life at the start of the second half as wing Rio Dyer and full-back O'Brien cut through the Sharks' defence in an attack which led to a penalty Reed kicked to the corner. The scoring in the first half was therefore left to the fly-halves, with four Reed penalties to two from his Sharks counterpart Boeta Chamberlain giving Dragons a 12-6 lead. The hosts scored the game's first try as Elliot Dee touched down at the back of a well-constructed rolling maul.

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United Rugby Championship: Sharks late show floors Dragons ... (planetrugby.com)

The Sharks stayed unbeaten in the United Rugby Championship as a strong fightback helped them to a 20-19 win over the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Saturday.

In the day’s early game. Edoardo Padovani and Tommaso Menoncello also went over after the break. A lovely offload from Rio Dyer sent Angus O’Brien racing through a gap. [Stormers get the better of Edinburgh in Cape Town](https://www.planetrugby.com/europe-united-rugby-championship-stormers-vs-edinburgh/2022-10-01/2201672/commentary) [Munster see off Zebre Parma to seal first win of the season](https://www.planetrugby.com/europe-united-rugby-championship-munster-vs-zebre/2022-10-01/2201667/commentary) [Munster](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/munster)’s superior maul delivered their opening win of the season as they overcame Zebre Parma 21-5 in a drab [United Rugby Championship](https://www.planetrugby.com/tournament/united-rugby-championship) encounter at Musgrave Park. [Keelan Giles shines as Ospreys put Glasgow Warriors to the sword](https://www.planetrugby.com/europe-united-rugby-championship-ospreys-vs-glasgow-warriors/2022-10-01/2201668/commentary) In the end, the Ospreys ran in four tries with George North and Reuben Morgan-Williams also crossing the whitewash and their other points were scored by Gareth Anscombe, who added a penalty and a conversion and Jack Walsh, who succeeded with two conversions and three-pointer off the kicking tee. [Sharks](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/sharks) sent the Dragons scrum backwards at a rate of knots which allowed Chamberlain to open the scoring from the kicking tee. The home side set themselves well in the resulting maul with Dee powering over from short range for a try which Reed converted. [Dragons](https://www.planetrugby.com/team/dragons) were leading with four minutes to go until a try from Abrahams along with Chamberlain’s conversion meant the hosts had to make do with a losing bonus point. The Dragons turned the tables on the Sharks at the scrum with Ntuthuko Mchunu penalised which allowed Reed to extend the Welsh club’s lead. For the home side, Elliot Dee scored a try and Will Reed added four penalties and a conversion.

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